Neuroscience
We May Owe Our Intelligence to Our Unique Neurons
Our cortical neurons may hold the key to our clever brains
If You Want Animals to Understand You, Speak Slowly
A new study suggests almost all animal communication shares a common, slow rhythm
Hunting for a New Hallucinogen in the Lilliputian Psychedelic
The chemical substance behind these visions isn’t like any other known to science
Speaking More Languages May Help Slow Brain Aging
A new study suggests multilingual people have younger brains
How Obesity Leads to Memory Loss
Scientists want to know if aging and an expanded waistline affect memory in the same way
Turning the Psychedelic Experience into a Math Problem
Extended DMT trips could help scientists probe a new theory of reality that puts consciousness first
The Healing Power of Dreaming Under Anesthesia
This new five-step protocol could make surgery a lot less painful
How Big Tobacco Marketing Made It into Our Lunch Boxes
Ultra-processed foods and cigarettes share parent companies and sales tactics
Why Do More Women Than Men Develop Alzheimer’s?
A study in mice suggests loss of estrogen between brain cells as a possible cause
How Your Brain Decides What Matters
People with amygdala damage are shedding new light on why we trust or fear others
